[3dem] 2 of 4 positions at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Auer Group)

[Manfred Auer]

2. Postdoc
Description: Biophysical Characterization of plants in the context of  
biofuels at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI,  www.jbei.org).
The successful postdoctoral researcher will use a variety of  
biophysical techniques to efficiently characterize wild type and  
genetically modified plants as part of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (www.jbei.org 
). The challenge is to establish a suite of assays that collectively  
will allow efficient and detailed analysis of plant phenotypes, with a  
focus on the architecture and composition of cell walls. The  
postdoctoral researcher's main objective will be to establish such an  
experimental pipeline and show its effectiveness. The postdoc will be  
supported by a research associate who will carry out routine analysis.  
We envision the exploration of a variety of biophysical techniques  
including circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, DSC/TGA  
(differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry), confocal  
light microscopy, possibly PALM imaging, Raman, NIR, FTIR, and UV-Vis  
spectroscopy and possibly EM.

The work will be carried out in close collaboration with other  
investigators at the Joint BioEnergy Institute in the Technologies,  
Feedstocks and Deconstruction Divisions. The focus of JBEI is to  
characterize plant cell walls, and their degradation by chemicals,  
enzymes and microbes in order to gain fundamental biophysical insights  
that will help overcome the problem of recalcitrance of lignocellulose  
for biofuel production.

Required:
·  Ph.D. in Physics, Biophysics, Analytical Chemistry, Biophysical  
Chemistry or a related field of science.

·  Experience with one or several of the following techniques:  
circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, DSC/TGA (differential  
scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry), confocal light microscopy,  
Raman, NIR, FTIR, and UV-Vis spectroscopy and possibly EM.

·  Strong written and oral communication skills, and a high degree of  
organization would be desirable, but highly creative (and less  
organized) candidates would also be welcome.

·  Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and obtain results.

·  Ability to work in a team environment and effectively interact with  
a broad range of colleagues.

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Manfred Auer, Ph.D.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road, Mail Stop Donner
Berkeley, CA 94720
phone:          +1-510-486-7702
facsimile:        +1-510-486-6488
mauer at lbl.gov
http://www.lbl.gov/lifesciences/labs/auer_lab.html
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